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mymegs
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Hi, I've been living in the same rental house for 6yrs. The hot water pipe broke on April 22nd, 2001. The carpet was damaged in a quarter of my living room, the hall way and my daughters room. We had to move in with my parents, who rent the two bedroom house nextdoor. We, as in my husband, myself, my daughter and my sister! They broke holes in the walls all over the place to dry them out. The lanlord decided to go through his insurance company to have them fix the problem.
The insurance company decided it would cost at least $10,000 to fix. So according to my landlord the insurance company paid him $4000 and told him to do it himself. It took him five months to finally get someone to repipe! Then another month to get the carpet. USED CARPET!! All this time we lived with my parents.
Now they have decided to raise our rent,this month,from $1075 to $1200.
Is all of this leagal???
1) Waiting six months?
2) Used carpet?
3) Rent increase?
4) Having to live with my parents all this time?
Shouldnt they have put us up somewhere?
I feel like they think they can get away with this because, we dont have anywhere else to go. No money.
We don't have a lease either.
Help.
The insurance company decided it would cost at least $10,000 to fix. So according to my landlord the insurance company paid him $4000 and told him to do it himself. It took him five months to finally get someone to repipe! Then another month to get the carpet. USED CARPET!! All this time we lived with my parents.
Now they have decided to raise our rent,this month,from $1075 to $1200.
Is all of this leagal???
1) Waiting six months?
2) Used carpet?
3) Rent increase?
4) Having to live with my parents all this time?
Shouldnt they have put us up somewhere?
I feel like they think they can get away with this because, we dont have anywhere else to go. No money.
We don't have a lease either.
Help.
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